THE IAN WHITCOMB SHOW RETURNS TO THE
AIRWAVES!!
This Sunday, and Every Sunday

THE IAN WHITCOMB SHOW MOVES TO XM CHANNEL 152 THIS SUNDAY

LOS ANGELES, March 31,
2011 - Premiere Networks announced that beginning April 3, The
Ian Whitcomb Show will move to Extreme Talk - XM Channel 152 and
will now air from 6 - 7 p.m. ET. The Sunday program launched by
Premiere Networks last fall previously aired from 9 - 10 a.m. ET on
Music Summit - XM Channel 24.

This Sunday,
British Invasion veteran and music historian Ian Whitcomb will share a
special “Parade of the Faves” to introduce new listeners to the
program. The Ian Whitcomb Show features an eclectic and exciting
mix of American and British popular songs ranging from Tin Pan Alley
Ragtime, through 1920s crooners and dance bands, to 1950s rock and roll.
This music-intensive program also features Whitcomb’s fascinating
stories behind the music, the circumstances surrounding their
composition and their noteworthy instrumentations.

Ian's Vintage Dance Bands arefor hire!
Ian runs two very successful bands that perform at public events, such as the
annual concerts at the Workman & Temple Homestead and the vaudeville shows at
the Alex Theatre in Glendale, as well as the Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena. They
can be heard, too, on the soundtrack of several current movies, available on
DVD: "The Cat's Meow", "Stanley's
Gig" and "Last Call", for example.
But most of their work is at private functions: parties, anniversaries,
etc. The bands-- the five piece combo of Ian Whitcomb & His Bungalow Boys and
the ten piece Ian Whitcomb & His Dance Band, play for listening enjoyment and
for dancing. Ian's ensembles, comprising accordion,
ukulele, banjo, slide
guitar, violin, sax and horn sections, xylophone, piano, bass and drums, are the
only ones in California playing specifically for dancers: waltzes, tangos,
foxtrots, one steps, two steps and even early rock & roll. There are plenty of
other bands around specializing in period music ( mostly 1930s/40s swing) but
they are playing jazz , generally for their own pleasure and that of a few
buffs. Ian's bands are practical bands for dancing and active listening. Ian
encompasses all of pop music from ragtime to rock--there's nobody else like him
or with his credentials: hit records, a Grammy, a raft of history books. E-mail
and reserve the ensemble of your needs for your special function.
E-mail: Ianwhitcomb1@aol.com. Very
reasonable and flexible prices.
For samples of his music go to the
CD section on this site and
look up the CDs that are listed as featuring The Bungalow Boys and/or the Dance
Band.

"Lotusland" SPECIAL OFFER! A BRAND
NEW (SIGNED) PAPERBACK REPRINT OF IAN'S
ONE AND ONLY NOVEL-----"LOTUSLAND--A STORY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA"!
This novel was originally published in 1979, and only in
Britain. There are only a half dozen hardbacks left and so Ian has had a
paperback made. You can only buy this from Picklehead---and it is signed! So you
can sell it on e-bay for twice the price!! Our price, incidentally, is $20, and
that includes postage.

Read
about Ian and his life in a February, 2002 article in LA Weekly. Click
here.

"STANLEY'S GIG"---MUSIC FROM THE MOTION
PICTURE---Now available on CD
from this site for only $15! All the songs and more from
the first great ukulele movie, starring Faye Dunaway and William Sanderson,
and featuring Ian Whitcomb as Smiling Jack.Ian CD
page.

A SENSATIONAL VIDEO!
“L.A—-MY HOME TOWN”, a BBC documentary made in Los Angeles in 1976 and starring
Ian as a British expatriate uncertain of his loyalties. Lots of frontal nudity from both sexes! In one notorious scene Ian is thrown into a swimming
pool by an arch female pornographer. She then proceeds to remove his bathing suit. Other great scenes feature Peter Asher, The British Consul General, The
Huntington Library, a male nude model and his photographer, and the Disneyland Fourth of July Parade. Songs include, ”Wurzel Fudge” and “You Turn Me On.” Questions were
asked in Parliament after the prime time screening of this film on BBC TV. Get your copy now of this eccentric item before we are stopped.
See the video
section for more details and a saucy picture of Ian and the female pornographer (now a happily married
mother.)

PHOTO BY LARRY UNDERHILL

Enjoy Ian and his
Bungalow Boys at their regular gig at Cantalini's Salerno Beach Italian
Ristorante. Here they are: Fred Sokolow (guitar), Ian, and Dave Jones (bass) in
their corner at this cozy yet buzzing spot by the beach in Southern California.
Where the Happening People meet. Land at LAX and you're minutes away. The
address is 193 Culver Blvd, Playa Del Rey, California, 90293. Make your
reservations at (310) 821 0018. The Boys play every other Sunday from 6:30 pm
till 9:30 pm. For details go to
www.salernobeach.com.